been reading jim elliot's story, a compilation of letters, journals & commentaries (by elisabeth and friends). i am encouraged. inspired. challenged. long before he ever moved to ecuador to reach out and share the gospel with a jungle tribe, his life was marked by complete surrender to God ( Read more... )

i looked out the window and the backyard scared me. trash, locked doors; the tangible threat of violence in the air.

then, sitting in the living room, you posed the question about orthodoxy. do i actually still believe ( Read more... )

*right now i really want to meet the Lord.. like all of those times on that wooden stage in dimnent. around midnight. with somebody on the piano or the guitar.. and that handful of us all seeking the Lord and knowing his presence. dancing before him down those dark aisles.. praying passionately with tears.. anointing with oil, and seeing healing.. ( Read more... )

i just think pennsylvania is so weird.

who ever heard of taco bell and kentucky fried chicken being the same restaurant? or in the same drive thru? does anyone really want creamed corn with their cheesy gordita crunch?

it's craziness, i tell you. unheard of.

yesterday as i was running on the wide sidewalks next to the river.. a policeman took off running ahead of me at a dead sprint. curious, i continued running only to find a crowd gathering around a man. i've seen him before- he sits in his wheelchair next to the water with a fishing pole and lots of bags and i've always assumed he didn't have a home ( Read more... )

this morning, after rolling out of bed with my eyes still closed and trying to make it upstairs to the bathroom, i didn't even see our golden retriever and i tripped over her and fell hard onto our hardwood kitchen floor. tears streamed down my face but i picked myself up and carried on ( Read more... )

so, i've spent a LOT of time lifeguarding recently.

and i started thinking of how weird it is that my job is well, staring at people. and trying not to look creepy.

that, my friends, is what i do.

(well.. at least til i move to PITTSBURGH next week!)

jumbled thoughts:

.i just learned i like hot sauce and hot food. i learned this the night sam broke her arm.

.i also fully realized that i like tea. i just do.

.i went and bought groceries for the family today. and dropped off some donations to goodwill. and i felt--old. responsible. and i liked it ( Read more... )

i just spent a long time creating a card and feeling extraordinarily nostalgic tonight. but i really do miss that girl from around a dozen corners in dykstra, one with christmas lights and homemade orange peelers (did hammer ever hear about that?) and wearing winter hats. practicing kissing pillows (did pridge ever hear about that? and prayer ( Read more... )

it is raining outside--the kind of rain that you almost can't see because it falls so lightly and quickly. i'm not sure why but something about it just seems right ( Read more... )